EUROPEAN UNION
| 13/05 - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (to 16/05). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - General Affairs Council + Defence Ministers (and 14/05). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Joint EU/Mexico Council. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: committees: agriculture and rural development; economic and monetary; - industry, external trade, research and energy; - budgetary control; - legal and internal market; - budget, presentation of APB by Commissioner Michaele Schreyer; - foreign affairs; - "Joint meeting with Palestinian and Israeli representatives on "The Search for Peace in the Middle East". |
| 14/05 - | STRASBOURG: - Meeting of the European Commission. |
| - | STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: committee on freedom and citizens rights, justice. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Committee of the Regions: meeting of the bureau. |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: rulings: C-2/00 Holterhoff (legislation alignment), C-383/00 Commission/Germany (social policy). - Court of First Instance: rulings T-126/ 99 KBA - Berlin / Commission (State aid); - T-194/00 Antas de Compos / Parliament (statute of officials) T-80/00 ACA/Commission (social policy). |
| 15/05 - | BRUSSELS: - Meeting between Romano Prodi and the President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma. |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Committee of the Regions: plenary session (and 16/05). |
| 16/05 - | MADRID: - General Affairs Council. |
| - | ALMEIRIA: - Informal meeting of sports ministers (and 17/05). |
| - | LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: rulings: C-482/99 France/Commission (State aid), C-372/01 Commission / Luxembourg (legislation alignment), C-508/99 Palais am Stadpark Hotelbetriebsgesellschaft (tax), C-384/00 Bredemeier (agric.), C-142/01 Commission / Italy (free movement of persons), C-232/99 Commission / Spain (freedom of establishment), C-321/99 P Associacio dos Refinadores de Acucar Portugueses / Commission (State aid), C-63/00 Schilling e Nehring (agric.). - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-17/01 Rounis / Commission (statute of officials). |
| 17/05 - | MADRID: - EU/Latin America/Caribbean Summit (and 18/05). EU-Mercosur Summit (on the fringe) |
| 18/05 - | MADRID: - Meeting of EU and Central American ministers (San Jose Dialogue). - "Informal summit between EU Troika and Heads of State and Government of Central-American countries. |
| - | MADRID: - EU (Troika) - Andean Community meeting - EU (Troika) - Mexico meeting. |
OTHER EVENTS
| 13/05 - | MONT TREMBLANT/QUEBEC: - G8 Justice Ministers (and 14/05). |
| - | PARIS: - OECD 202 Forum: the major stakes, security, equity, education (to 15/05). |
| - | MADRID: - Speech by Mr. Liikanen at the Conference "Media convergence: opportunities for rapprochement between Europe and America", organised by the Spanish Presidency. |
| - | MADRID: - EU-Latin America ministers conference on social security (to 15/05). |
| - | MADRID: - Euro-Latin American conference of bishops (COMECE, CELAM and Spanish Episcopal Conference initiative) (to 15/05). |
| 14/05 - | REYKJAVIK: - NATO: Meeting of foreign ministers (and 15/05). |
| - | BRUSSELS: - Launch of EU/Mexico Business Dialogue. |
| 15/05 - | PARIS: - OECD Council at minister level: annual meeting (and 16/05). |
| - | MADRID: - Speeches by Liikanen and May at Mercosur European Business Forum. |
| 16/05 - | MADRID: - EU/Latin America cultural forum, organised by Spanish Presidency. |
| - | MADRID: Foro Empresarial Mercosur. |
| - | CRACAW: - Conference on the protection, conservation and highlighting European cultural heritage (to 18/05) (organised by the European Commission) (to 18/05). |
| - | PARIS: - DAC/OECD: high-level meeting. |
| 17/05 - | BARCELONA: - Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (organised by the European confederation of Managers). |